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Abdominal Cavity
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Houses the abdominal organs of the digestive, hepatic and renal systems
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Thoracic Cavity
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Houses the heart and lungs
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Salivary Glands
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Produces saliva to lubricate food bolus and amylase, an enzyme that begins to break down cellulose
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Lymph Nodes
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Filter blood plasma. They are filled with white blood cells and serve to fight off infection.
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Diaphragm
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Serves to increase and decrease the volume in the thoracic cavity, allowing air to move in and out of the lungs.
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Stomach
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Mechanical and chemical digestion of food.
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Small Intestine
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Location for the absorption of the products of digestion.
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Cecum
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Blind sac for the fermentation and absorption of cellulose rich material.
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Kidneys
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Maintain the homeostatic balance of bodily fluids.
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Uterine Horns
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Houses developing brood
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Spleen
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Functions in the destruction and storage of blood cells, plays a role in immune system function.
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Right Atrium
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Receives venous blood from the body
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Left Atrium
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Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs
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Right Ventricle
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Pumps deoxygenated blood to the lungs at low pressure.
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Left Ventricle
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Pumps oxygenated blood to the body at high pressure.
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